====Window Managers====
~The Window Manager is the layer between X windows and the [[DesktopEnvironments desktop environment]]. Window managers (WM) control the placement & appearance of windows. The default in Puppy Slacko is JWM, its very light weight but effective. If you imagine a computer system as a series of layers it would look something like this:
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~//Hardware < Operating System < Display Server/Window System < **Window Manager** < Desktop Environment//
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~Puppys default is JWM or (OpenBox in Lucid), see the [[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=609714#609714 What are JWM and OpenBox? thread]].
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~//Hardware < Linux < [[X X Windows]] < [[JWM]] or [[OpenBox]]//
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~(JWM or ""OpenBox"" also act as the Desktop Environment, with the help of Puppy scripts and additional programs.)

==Window Managers commonly included with Puppy==
~[[JWM]] - default in Puppy4 and Slacko 5.3x, also see [[JWMElements]].
~[[OpenBox]] - default in [[Puppy5Index Puppy 5.2x Lucid]], not included in Puppy 5.3x Slacko.
~[[OpenBoxExtra]] - Openbox packaged with [[Tint]], themes and more
~[[Enlightenment]] - used by [[MacPup]]
~[[XFCE]] - a complete [[Desktop Environment|]] used by [[Carolina]]